Cabinet ironing-board.



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CANNET IRON G BOARD, .APPLzcM'mH mio JULY a4* 19m.

ATTORN EY CHRLES LI" ii,

F033, 033 LOGAN;

le it known that i. Cnain'ins "ilrnronne a citizen of the United States, residing.;- Logan, in the county fache and of Utah. have invented a new and 'useful Cabinet Ironing-Board, of which the ioiioy'ing is a speciiieation.

The invention relates to ininroveineiits cabinet'ironing boards.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of. cabinet' ironing; 1ooards and to provide a simple and inenpensire device of this` character,l adapted to present the appearance ot' a neat and. ,ab tractive article of furniture.r and eqnippel Wiith an ironing board and a sieeve board adapted tobe easily and quickly arranged for use and readily returned to their foided or closed position.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinaiter fniiy vdescribed, iiiustrated in the accompanying 'drawino's and enit-ed out in` the clain'is hereto appended, it being understood that Various changes in the forni, @reperti-in. size and minor details of construction, Within 'the scope of the claims, may be resorted 'to Without departing from the spirit or, sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. y

in the drawings z-Figure l is a perspective ViewY of a` cabinet ironing board con ystructed in accordance with this invention,

as illustri-ated in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a hoi-izmir tai sectional. View. the parts being arranged shown in Fig. i3. 6 is a horizontal sectionai rienv showiiig' another iiorin'o'i iockl ing device for retaining the ironingl board in position for use.

Like numerals ,ot reference respondingpart-s in all 'he mnate corign es oin the dr'r wings.

ln the accoumanyingfr drarVingS. in which is ilinstratcd the preferred. embodiment of' the inrentioin l desin'iiates a cabinet open at the irontfa'no comprising' in iis cinistruction rerticai side vv: lis L and horizontal top and Specification of Letters'iatent.

Serial 3:30. 350.53m.

bottoni walis 3 and li, arranged between andl suitably secured to the rerticai side 1walls. cabinet is proride'l at the to@ with an attaching: board or nieniber 5. secured in :recesses ol the verticai side walls and haringA its rear face arranged in flush reiatioit with the rear edges of walls 2 enable 'the cabinet lainsi; a Waii. 'Ehe- 'ton attaching board or inen'iber 5 loroiateraily from the cabinet and its ternnnai projecting portions t; are pie screws other suitable fastening; for securing the cabinet in place against a Wall or the like. The cabinet is provided at its lov-fer portion withahorizontal partition 7 spaced from the bottoni et to forni a compartment for containing.' sad irons and other articles.

The open front of thecabinet is adapted to receive an ironing board 9, which. constitutes a cio-sure for the cabinet and the latter is provided its npperportion with downvrard-iy tapered braces l0 having npwardly inciinedinner edges and forming a, tapering space to `receive the outer or upper portion of the ironing board, which is tan pered in the usual manner. The ironinglv board provided its inner end with a' transverse cleat or bar l2, designed to be constructed of hard Wood or other subtabiev` material, and haring iateraliy projecting rounded terrninais i3 for operating in inciined guides or Ways le of the cabinet. kThe guides or ways M: arepreierabiy formed by spaced strips or bars secured to the inner faces ot the 1vertical side Walde 2 of the cabinet and the said guides or Ways, which ex tend upwardly and rearvmrdiyT are provided at their upper ends viii horizontal branches 15 preferably formed by and. adapted to receive the lateral projeo` tions: 13 of the ironingjT board, whereby the .inner end of the latter is supported when the ironing board is arranged for use, BV

tei'niediate of the ends of the same. The inclined braces or members 16 are adapted to swing inwardly and outwardly and they fold against-the outer face of the ironing board when the 'latter is returned toits closed'oi' folded position. When the ironing board is closed or folded, it is arranged also form a fulcriim on which the ironing board is adapted to swing in raising its lower end to a horizontal position. In the outward movement of the ironing board the ylower or inner end thereof is guided by the ipclined ways'kand when the lateral proiectionsl reach the upper ends of the ways, the ironing board is drawn outwardly to carry the said projections 1.3 into the horizontal branches or extensions l5. The ironing board is locked in such extended position by an inclined gravity catch 20 secured at its upper edge to a transverse bar or member 2l by hinges 22, and extending downwardly and forwardly and adapted to automatically engage a transverse bar or cleat 23 secured to the upper face of the ironing boardnear the rear end thereof, and constituting a keeper to coact with the gravity catch. The inner or rear edge of the keeper cleat or bar is beveled and receives the lower inclined edge of the gravity catch 20 when the ironing board is drawn outwardly. When the ironingboard is locked in its extended position by the gravity catch, it is rigidly supported and securely held against accidental folding. The gravity catch is adapted to be lifted out of engagement with the keeper bar or'cleat to permit the ironing board to be folded.

Various other looking devicesl may, of course, be employed for securing the ironing board in its extended position, and in Fig. 6. of the drawings are shown pivoted catches 24, mounted upon the inner or rear portions of the ironing boardand adapted to be turned into and out of engagement with the blocks or pieces in which are formed the horizontal branches or eXtensions o'f the guides or ways. The catches 24 are pivoted intermediate. of' their ends and ar:l ada pled to be readily swung into and out ot engagement with the fixed portions oi the cabinet.

The cabinet ironing board is equipped with a sleeve board 25, connected at its inner end with/ the transverse bar or member 2l hy a hinge 26 which permits the sleeve board to be swung upwardly and downwardly to fold the sleeve board within the cabinet and lpreferably braced by a. block or piece 248,- as` clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The sleeve board is retained in its folded position within the cabinet by means of a pivoted button 29, mounted onl the transverse bar or member 2l at the front face thereof and adapted tobe readily turned into and out of engagement with the sleeve board. y`When the sleeve board is arranged in a horizontal position for use, the ironing hoard forms a firm support for the same.

T he cabinet is provided at the front of the compartment S with a door 30 hinged at its lo'wei edge to Ithe bottom l of the cabinet at the front edge thereof and provided at its upper free edge with a catch 3l, which secures the door of the horizontal partition. T.

The door .is ot a width to extend across the i Lspace between the hinged braces 16, which, with the said door. form a closure forthe compartment 8. The partition 7 has an extended iront po tion 3;) and is provided at the ends thereo with recesses The extended portion tits against the upper free ledge of the door 30|and the recesses 38 receive the hinged braces when the latter are in a vertical position.

In practice. the ironing board will be provided with the usual padding or covering, and it has a marginal recess arranged at the inner face of the ironing board and extending along the sides and across the outer end to enable the covering to be attached to the ironing'board at the side edges without interfering with the folding of the ironing' board within the vopen'iiront of the cabinet. When the lironing boardis in its folded or closed position., the padding or covering is arranged within the cabinet and is protected by the saine.

l/Vhat is claimed is z- 1 1. A device of the class described including a cabinet provided at opposite sides with upwardly extending guides or ways, an ironing .board having its inner or lower end en' gaged with and slidable upwardly and downwardly in thesaid ways, a brace hinged at its lower end to the cabinet 'and at its upper end to the ironing' board and supporting the outer portion thereof when the ironing board is arranged in an extended position, and a catch mounted in the cabinet and arranged to lock the ironing board in its extended position.

2. A device of the class described includ-i ing a cabinet open at the front and provided at opposite sides with upwardly extending ways having approximately horizontal .branches at theirfupper terminals, an ironing board provided with projecting means` ien CTX

sicisible upwardly en@v eoiifnwerflly in thel seid ways and movable into the seid branches roisiipporting the inner endz of the ironing imnrd, e catch for locking the ironing board t in engagement with the said branches, and means for supporting 'the outer portion of the ironing board.

il. A device of the class described incluaia cabinet provided` opposite sides with upwardly extending Ways having ap- 'pi'onirnetely horizontal branches extending forwardly from the upper terminls of the Y an ironing board having projecting` sliaole in the saidweys and movable diy into the branches thereof for s i ting the innerjend of the ironing o ard, gravity catcli'mounte Within the riet vand arranged-to automatically enl, the ironing board for locking the seme est inward reemiiarclv movement, and for supporting the outer portion of ironing board. I

4. A device' of the class deo ed includ ing a' cabinet providecl with n emily en tending Ways having npproifmetely horizontal branches, en ironing board provide with projecting means slifleble in the and movable into the seid bronches, e keeper corri-ri. by the ironing board, and en inclined. gravity catch hing-geel :it its upper edge and having its lower edge errengecl the path of the keeper and adapted to mito xnaticelly engage the seme when the ironing board. is moved to an' extended position, enel ineens for supporting the outer portion of the ironing board.

n testimony, that Vlf claim the foregoing as my own, ll have hereto alxed my signe-I g ture in the presence of two Witnesses. *A

f 'CHARLES rirnronn" Viitnsses i JAS. fw. LINFORD, WM. L. ENGLAND. 

